On this day: April 17

Benjamin Franklin dies, Daffy Duck makes his debut, the Bay of Pigs invasion begins, the ill-fated Apollo 13 returns to Earth, and two Los Angeles police officers are convicted in the Rodney King beating, all on this day.

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MGM

1924: Metro Pictures and Goldwyn Pictures merge with Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, more commonly known as MGM.

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